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Open letter accuses BBC board member of having a conflict of interest on Gaza

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524 points mhga | 2 comments | 08 Jul 25 02:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.42s | source
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epja ◴[08 Jul 25 03:01 UTC] No.44496563[source]▶
It's worth noting the BBC has also been accused of an anti-Israel bias including but not limited to airing a documentary produced by a Hamas linked individuals[1].

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07zz5937llo

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YZF[dead post] ◴[08 Jul 25 03:14 UTC] No.44496629[source]▶
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prisenco ◴[08 Jul 25 03:34 UTC] No.44496782[source]▶
Bob Vylan said "death to the IDF." He didn't call for the death of Israelis. It's the difference between saying "death to the RMP" in Ireland during the troubles versus calling for the deaths of British people themselves.

You can disagree with Mr. Vylan or that the BBC should have cut the broadcast but let's not misrepresent the situation.

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YZF ◴[08 Jul 25 03:57 UTC] No.44496927[source]▶
Pretty much all Israeli serve in the IDF. He called for their death. The mental gymnastics. He chanted for death but he didn't call for the death of Israelis. Right. He also chanted "From the River to the Sea" which is another call for the death of Israelis and he had some other antisemitic content to add to that. But yeah, he's just a great guy and BBC just let him have a stage.
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1. tareqak ◴[08 Jul 25 04:27 UTC] No.44497078[source]▶
I believe there are religious exemptions for some Israeli Jews that legally permits them to not serve in the IDF. In addition, I believe that Israeli Arabs are not required to serve in the IDF, but some do serve willingly. Finally, there are Israeli conscientious objectors who end up serving a prison sentence in order to avoid serving in the IDF.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

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2. dlubarov ◴[08 Jul 25 16:27 UTC] No.44501567[source]▶
Yes, but I don't see how that helps - it's still mostly conscripts who didn't really choose to enlist, let alone choose to fight in Gaza, let alone commit any war crimes.